The Touchy Bear (Colour Litho)

The touchy bear. Entering a circus that stays in Acqui to carry a basket of carrots, the greengrocer G B Ivaldi came too close to the bars of a cage in which two big brown bears were standing. One of them, Tommy, certainly teased by the sight of his favorite vegetable, reached out a paw and hit Ivaldi in the shoulder, tearing off his coat, jacket and tearing his shirt apart. A lot of fear and some damage to clothing, but no injuries. That same evening Tommy, during the show, tried to escape the tamer and lash out at the audience. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 2 December 1956.